We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
64 of its 147 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 35 of Armenia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 25 of Yerevan's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
110 of its 253 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 42 of Bangladesh's 110 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
127 of its 361 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
165 of its 588 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, outbreaks and snowstorms.
140 of its 434 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 44 of Accra's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
278 of its 841 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flu, storms and bird flu.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bangui accounted for 9 of the Central African Republic's 11 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets.
Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in France (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 19,311 stories about harm among 111,711 counted on 22 Sep.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 20 May 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 111,711 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 22 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Armenia stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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